The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-09-07


portunity to hear her. - Cadet Harry
II. Goss returns this week to Norwich
University, taking with him Ben. ii. Adams,
George A. Tracy and Harry G.. Woodruff.
Alma +. Adams has entered the Vermont
Methodist Seminary at Montpelier and
Matte S. Marsh the Vermont Academy at
Saxton's River. Julian G. Hood goes to
Phillips Academy at Andover, Mass, and
Ella X. Herrick to the Seminary at North
field, Mass. 80 Rev. Mr. Herrick is now
away on his vacation. Sunday before last
Miss Robertson, a teacher in colored
school at Mcintosh, Ga, spoke in the Con
gregational church, and the pulpit was
filed last Sunday by Rev. William H. Davis
of Detroit, Mich, whom we are always glad
to see among us. 80 Hattie e. Stevens is
teaching in Pomfret again this fall. 80
Willard s. Hatch has bought of Mrs. 9. NJ
Hyde the lot of land south of the bank, and
intends to move his store there soon. -
=. l.. Sargent has just returned from a trip
to Canada, where he bought up about three
hundred head of young cattle, mostly steers.
On the way back he sold all but about
eighty-five, and these he is now holding for
sale. - II. l.. Bixby is about to open
branch photograph gallery at the North
village in Brookfield, where he will he on
Wednesday of each week.
CHELSEA ACADEMY.
The term opened last week Wednesday
morning, with Mr.. Comstock as principal,
! Miss Cummings as assistant and Miss Jones
| as primary teacher. There was no school
| in the afternoon in Mr.. Comstocks room,
as he was compelled to be absent. The fol-
! lowing are the names of some of the schol-
ars from out of the district Mary Burbank,
Mary Wilson, Maggie Clark Lizzie Bacon,
- Laird, Emily Carpenter, Carrie Goodill,
- Sleeper, Nellie Locke Carrie Conant
Alice Flint, Myrtle Sprague, Josie Haywood,
Henry Puffer, Horace Walker e. Coburn
and Will Goss. We hope to see more of our
| old friends and N yalromp Col
Inns seat is occupied by another, while he
has gone to the Junction. Miss Marston is
delayed on account of her mothers illness.
Miss Noyes is not considered strong
enough to attend.
East Corinth.
A. c. JAcKMAN is attending school at ST.
Johnsbury. - School commenced in
district No. 10 on Monday, with Etiie Avery
as teacher. - j. b. Kemp and wife are
spending their vacation at Fairlee pond.
- Frank Stevens is at work as a clerk
for S. w. Cobb of Hanover, n. II. -
Mrs George F. Way and son George re-
turned home from Peacham last Wednesday.
- Mr. and Mrs. Il. =. Sawyer were WIS.,
iting friends in Peacham last week.
West Topsham.
WILLIE POOLE, Martin Luther and Eli Mills
are all sick with typhoid fever. == Amos
Jewett has bought the f. G.. Peake place
and moved his shoe-shop there. Rumor
says he is soon to take a housekeeper
- Charles Smith has bought the build
ing occupied by Il. NJ. Harvey for a law
office and is going to move it opposite his
house and make a meat-market and pro-
vision store of it. - X. NJ. Harvey has
bought what was formerly the Tubbs tin
shop and is converting it into law office
60 Camp-meeting commenced at Waits
River the 9TH instant and is to continue til
Saturday evening next.
Tunbridge.
, HENRY KING returned to Lawrence, Mass.
last Monday. - Some persons attempted
, to steal Rev. G. T.. Hurds horse one nigh
last week Two brides were lately stoleI
, from Gay Brothers, and some bags of mea
, have been stolen from Hayward & Kibbey
r - Mrs. Mary Flanders of Rutland ha
! been visiting at S. G.. Goodwins. - c
| H. Moody and wife of Olcott Falls We're il
: town last Wednesday. - Rev. S. a
a Parker of Bethel preached at the Nortl
/ village last Sunday. - Rev. c. f. Hur,
: will attend the National Encampment o
the Grand Army of the Republic at ST
: Louis this month. - Mrs. b. A. Osborn
: died of cancer in the stomach, after man
months of suffering, last Monday night eau
gust 30, aged forty-four years. She was a
honored member of the Woman's Relic
Corps and was highly esteemed by all VIII
knew her. She leaves two daughters and
son to mourn her death. Her husband, VIII
m
a mont, died some years ago.
e West Fairlee.
q The summer visitors are leaving. Mr.,
a Will Reed and two children and Mis-
q Burnham, who have been staying at Nj
? Eastman's, left Monday. Miss Hood lei
a on Saturday. - Mrs. ellis, the minis
a ter's wife, and four children are expecte
!. home soon. - The schools commenc
: this week. - All the typhoid fever case
# are better.
q Washington.
e The Mite Society met at SINNERS ha
l. Tuesday evening. The charming juvenil
l. cantata, " A Quarrel among the Flowers,
If was performed by eight little girls Clar
l. Carpenter was the rose, who after the qua
IS rel was chosen queen, Mabel Hanson wa
Is the suntlower, Emma Dickey the lily, Ca
RE YeaTtaw the dahlia, Nellie Yeartaw I'll
crocus, Carrie Darling the pink, Eta Cloug
the violet and Edith Hanson the snow-drol
This was the first appearance of these youn
girls on the stage as musicians, and they di
credit to themselves. The cantata was undo
g the direction of Mrs j. +. Rhoades, wit
n Florence Powers as organist. Speaking
n pieces by the Sabbath-school children an
l. cake and ice-cream finished the evening
Y entertainment. - Mrs. Elijah Taylo
DC who has been an invalid for many yea
h, and has not been able to take a step for Il
Il teen years, has chair on wheels, co
re structed by a friend, in which she can
" seated in her room and then taken out
l. call on her neighbors 1t was pleasir
: sight to see the happy countenance OF tn
Is lovable lady as she took her first ride, h
!. lap filled with bouquets that her delightt
In friends had given her as she passed alon
: the street - Florence Henry return,
ld to her studies at the Bryant & Stratton Co
"a lege, Boston, last Friday. - Mrs, job
~ Edgerton and Miss Ethel, Alden Calef an
te family and Mr.. Cobb, who have been visi
" ing in town, returned to Boston last wee
Monday. Mrs. j. w. White al
daughter returned to their home in Burlin
lg ton last Saturday. - Mary Stanley W
: go to Providence, Il. l., to attend school til
p fall. - Mr.. and Mrs. George S. HUI
ee tington have been in Danville for fe
st days the past week.
~ Williamstown.
as Mr.. a. l.. PARSONS began his labors he
a last Sabbath morning, preaching at the Co
ad gregatonal church. In the afternoon
lis held union services at the Methodist churC
at He then went to the quarry neighborho
nd to attend a service. In the evening uni
Is. meeting was held at the Congregation
he church. Mr.. Parsons seems to have made
,e very pleasant impression by the days wo
z, and the outlook is hopeful, especially
ar such n hearty union of feeling among t
en- churches seems to prevail. There will
to services every afternoon at half-past "
w. and every evening at seven o'clock at
en- Congregational church, to which everybo
ed is cordially invited. - Our railro
M commissioners have finished their work